Politics

10 March 2010 [18:47]

Azerbaijani President receives Polish Premier

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his accompanying delegation.
10 March 2010 [15:42]

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry calls on citizens not to travel to Iraq

The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry calls on the citizens to refuse to travel to Iraq in connection with the acts of terrorism and armed confrontation.
10 March 2010 [15:22]

Baku to host meeting on Caspian security

Deputy foreign ministers of Caspian littoral states will convene in the Azeri capital Thursday to discuss security in the Caspian Sea.
10 March 2010 [13:20]

Russian MP: Presence of historical facts in modern politics is very dangerous

Interview with member of the Russian Duma (Parliament), Director of the Russia-based Institute of Political Studies and political analyst Sergey Markov.
10 March 2010 [11:32]

Azerbaijani expert: If Turkey wasn't so strong today, no one would even remember the “Armenian genocide"

Interview with Azerbaijani political expert Arif Yunusov.
10 March 2010 [11:10]

OSCE envoy on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: I remain optimistic about possibility of solving the conflict this year

An interview with Goran Lennmarker, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Special Representative on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, who is expected to visit Azerbaijan on March 13-16.
10 March 2010 [10:45]

U.S. envoy to NATO: If Azerbaijan is interested in NATO membership, we can work on it

If Azerbaijan is interested in NATO membership, we could work on it, U.S. representative to NATO Jennifer Davis said.
10 March 2010 [10:15]

Azerbaijan, CICA discuss prospects for boosting cooperation

Azerbaijan`s foreign minister Elmar Mammadyarov has met Executive Director of the Conference on interaction and confidence building measures in Asia, CICA, Dulat Bakishev.
09 March 2010 [19:00]

U.S. representative to NATO: We have close cooperation with Azerbaijan

NATO is holding discussions with Azerbaijan in the defense sector, democratic reforms and the preparation of military doctrine, U.S. representative to NATO Jennifer Davis told media in Baku.
09 March 2010 [18:00]

Azerbaijani political analyst: It would be too big mistake for U.S. to lose Turkey for sake of Armenia's whims

Day.Az interview with Director of Azerbaijan-based Center for Political Innovations and Technologies Mubariz Ahmadoglu.
09 March 2010 [15:10]

Azerbaijani President receives outgoing Iraqi ambassador

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has today received outgoing Iraqi ambassador Arshad Omar Ismail, AzerTAj State News Agency reported.
09 March 2010 [14:14]

Turkish MP: Our policies related to Armenia will contain more radical plans

Day.Az interview with member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Parliament), Deputy Chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (NMP) parliamentary faction Mehmet Sandir.
09 March 2010 [12:44]

Azerbaijani Commander: Internal Troops are able to liberate occupied Azerbaijani territories

Azerbaijani Internal Troops Commander General-Lieutenant Zakir Hasanov stated that combat readiness of the Azerbaijani armed forces is at a high level and it is able to liberate the occupied lands.
07 March 2010 [01:30]

Chairman of Azerbaijan parliament's committee to visit France

Chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament will make a visit to France.
06 March 2010 [13:35]

Azerbaijani analyst: Armenians were aware that adoption of "Armenian genocide" resolution will thwart Zurich protocols

Day.Az interview with Azerbaijani political analyst Vafa Guluzade.
06 March 2010 [12:25]

Ariel Cohen: European Union still cannot act as effective player in big geopolitics

Trend News's exclusive interview with Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation Russian and Eurasian Studies and International Energy Security Senior Research Fellow, specially for Yeni Azerbaycan newspaper.
06 March 2010 [09:21]

Azerbaijani ruling party sends letter to speaker of US House of representatives

The New Azerbaijan Party has sent a letter to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.
05 March 2010 [16:55]

Turkish Armenians oppose adoption of resolution on so-called "Armenian genocide"

Armenians of Turkey protest against the adoption of the resolution recognizing the so-called "Armenian genocide" by the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee," CNN Turk reported.
05 March 2010 [13:32]

Azerbaijani State Caspian Shipping Company to transport over 13 mln tons of freight in 2010

In 2010, Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company (Kaspar) plans to transport 13.5 million tons compared to 13.2 million tons in 2009, Head of Kaspar Aydin Bashirov said at a press conference.
05 March 2010 [12:07]

Azerbaijani analyst: Elementary pragmatism tells the U.S. Congress not to make unnecessary moves

Day.Az interview with Tofiq Abbasov, a political analyst at Azerbaijan-based Lider TV.
05 March 2010 [09:43]

Azerbaijani internal minister meets CoE Commissioner for Human Rights

Azerbaijan's minister of internal affairs, Colonel-General Ramil Usubov has met the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg.
04 March 2010 [19:42]

Azerbaijani parliament to discuss government report

Azerbaijani Parliament will discuss Cabinet of Ministers’ report.
04 March 2010 [19:15]

Azerbaijani FM meets Russian Deputy Foreign Minister

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin.
04 March 2010 [18:59]

OSCE PA President: A good solution to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is on table

"The Nagorno Karabakh conflict is of course one of the topics that I would like to discuss during the visit," OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Joao Soares said.
04 March 2010 [17:07]

Azerbaijani FM leaves for Paris to meet with OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has left for Paris, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Elkhan Polukhov said.
04 March 2010 [16:19]

Community leader: Ordinary Armenians from Nagorno-Karabakh want to live in Azerbaijan

Ordinary Armenians in the Nagorno-Karabakh want to live in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani Community in Nagorno-Karabakh Chief Bayram Safarov said.
04 March 2010 [16:03]

Azerbaijani President offers condolence to Georgian counterpart over mine explosion

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has sent a letter of condolence to Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.
04 March 2010 [15:39]

Azerbaijan ambassador to Russia wins "Person of Year 2009" prize

National Hero Chingiz Musfayev Foundation and ANS Group of Companies announced Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia, composer Polad Bulbul oglu a “Person of Year 2009”.